Team fortress 2

Times are tough if you're a Team Fortress 2 fan. With updates becoming increasingly rare and smaller in scale with every passing year, sometimes it feels like you just want to go back to TF2's glory days.Thanks to the work of modding team XYK, this dream isn't so distant after all.Team Fortress 2008 is a SourceMod of TF2 which "reverts the game back to its 2008 version". According to the mod's Steam page description, it's perfect for players who "prefer the game before most of the later updates," and want a decluttered, "simpler old interface".I guess this is what TF2 looked like before all the Heavy changes.Despite concerns Valve would not approve the mod, the publisher has given permission for it to be listed on Steam (after apparently requesting a few changes). Although there isn't a huge amount of information currently available about the mod, you can keep an eye on progress via the Steam page and Twitter. There's also a teaser trailer to give you an idea of what Team Fortress 2008 … [Read more...] about Team Fortress 2 mod reverts the game back to 2008

A recently discovered hole in Valve’s API revealed precise data for total number of players on Steam games – and Team Fortress 2 still leads the pack. Steam is the largest PC gaming marketplace on the planet, so naturally there’s lots of interest in its internal data. Case in point, a recently-discovered (but now plugged) hole in its API provided a precise snapshot of how many players own each game. This data comes from The End Is Night developer Tyler Glaiel, who explained his efforts in a Medium post (thanks Ars Technica). It seems this API allowed users to view the percentage of players who complete Steam achievements by up to 16 decimal points. This allowed Glaiel to work backwards and calculate total players as a whole number. There are limits to this method – it only works for games that have achievements, and wouldn’t account for unplayed game purchases. But it still gives an idea of what games are getting traction within Steam. Right now, it seems … [Read more...] about Steam data leak reveals Team Fortress 2 has largest player count

It's a question that has troubled many a videogame scholar: Who would win in a fight, Team Fortress 2 or Overwatch? While the former gets points for being the original posse, the latter brings a undeniable sense of flair. It's a tough call, but we finally have a clear answer thanks to talented Source Filmmaker animator The Winglet, who made the video above to settle it once and for all.Clocking in at just over eight minutes, it's a surprisingly lengthy (and hilarious) video that shows each cast of characters duking it out on one of TF2's Payload maps. I love that each character archetype, like Widowmaker and TF2's Sniper square off against each other as the larger battle rages around them. There's also a particularly hilarious scene involving Mei and Spy that I won't spoil. But damn, I couldn't stop laughing.You can check out The Winglet's other videos here.Thanks, Kotaku. … [Read more...] about Team Fortress 2 vs Overwatch: This video settles who would win in a fight

Bluehole, the publisher of PUBG is suing NetEase for two of its mobile games (Rule of Survival and Knives Out) over the use of Frying Pan as a melee weapon. According to Bluehole, using a Frying Pan as a melee weapon is a beloved part of PUBG and previous shooter games did not use frying pans as melee weapons, so an idea is stolen? Unfortunately, that is not the case, PUBG originally stole the idea from another shooter called Team Fortress 2. An update release back in 2010 added frying pans as melee weapons, 7 years before the release of PUBG in early access. However, Valve never sued Bluehole over this matter. One very beloved aspect of creative expression in Battlegrounds is the game’s iconic frying pan,” reads the claim. “Previous shooter games did not include the use of a frying pan… the imaginative treatment of a frying pan as a melee weapon is made even more remarkable by its further treatment as armor against shots to the butt of a character. Bluehole … [Read more...] about Bluehole Suing NetEase Over Something PUBG Original Stole from Team Fortress 2

By Sherif Saed, Thursday, 29 March 2018 10:37 GMT Team Fortress 2 just received a big update that focuses on improving matchmaking, both for casual as well as competitive. One of the biggest criticisms against Team Fortress 2 in recent years, especially after the arrival of games like Overwatch, is that its matchmaking is a mess. It’s rarely fair for new players, and it doesn’t push existing players to improve. Valve is tackling this in a big way with this patch. The update brings significant changes to both casual and competitive modes that will hopefully modernise an archaic aspect of Team Fortress 2. Starting off with casual, Valve now uses the Glicko skill rating (used in CS:GO) to match players with others in a similar skill level. When voting on a map at the end of the match, only maps for the current game mode will show up. For competitive, Valve made it so players will also be rated based on the Glicko rating system. The 18 competitive ranks previously available … [Read more...] about Team Fortress 2 patch overhauls matchmaking, revamps competitive mode